50. Secret Of All Secrets

The whole universe is intelligence. It responds to our thoughts. krsna transmits the king of all knowledge and all secrets, which is eternal, easy, and joyfully done. To the one who is non-envious and trusts Him, krsna promises yoga (success) and ksema (protection). ... ...

śrī bhagavānuvāca idaṁ tu te guhyatamaṁ pravakṣyāmy anasūyave I jñānaṁ vijñāna-sahitaṁ yajjñātvā mokṣyase'śubhāt II 9.1

9.1 Kṛṣṇa says: Dear Arjuna, because you trust Me and you are not envious of Me; I shall therefore impart to you this profound and secret wisdom and experience; This will free you of all miseries of material existence.

rājavidyā rājaguhyaṁ pavitram idam uttamam I pratyakṣāvagamaṁ dharmyaṁ su-sukhaṁ kartum avyayam II 9.2

9.2 This knowledge is king of all knowledge and the most secret of all secrets. It is the purest knowledge, sacred, and because it gives direct perception of the Self by Self-realization, it is the perfection of religion, dharma. It is eternal, easy and it is very joyfully performed.

aśraddadhānāḥ puruṣā dharmasyāsya parantapa I aprāpya māṁ nivartante mṛtyu-saṁsāra-vartmani II 9.3 Rājavidyā Rājaguhya Yogaḥ Ch 9 verses 181

9.3 Those who have no faith in this knowledge cannot attain Me, O Parantapa, conqueror of foes. They will return to the path of birth and death in this material world.

mayā tatam idaṁ sarvam jagadavyakta mūrtinā I matsthāni sarvabhūtāni na cahaṁ teṣv-avasthitaḥ II 9.4

9.4 By Me, the entire Universe is pervaded in My formless form. All beings are based in Me, but I am not in them.

na ca matsthāni bhūtāni paśya me yogam aiśvaram I bhūtabhṛnna ca bhūtastho mamātmā bhūtabhāvanaḥ II 9.5

9.5 And yet everything that is created does not rest in Me. Look at My mystic powers! Although, I am the Creator and Sustainer of all living entities, I do not depend the Cosmic manifestation; for My Self is the very source of all creation.

yathākāśasthito nityaṁ vāyuḥ sarvatrago mahān I tathā sarvāṇi bhūtāni matsthānīty upadhāraya II 9.6

9.6 As the mighty wind, blowing everywhere, always rests in eternal space, all beings rest in Me.

sarvabhūtāni kaunteya prakṛtiṁ yānti māmikām I kalpakṣaye punas tāni kalpādau visṛjāmyaham II 9.7

9.7 O Kaunteya (son of Kuntī), at the end of every age all beings merge into Me, at the beginning of every new age I create them again.

prakṛtiṁ svāmavaṣṭabhya visṛjāmi punaḥ punaḥ I bhūtagrāmam imaṁ kṛtsnam avaśaṁ prakṛtervaśāt II 9.8

9.8 The whole Cosmic order is under Me and My material nature creates the beings again and again, and it is controlled by My material nature.

na ca māṁ tāni karmāṇi nibadhnanti dhanañjaya I udāsīna-vad āsīnam asaktaṁ teṣu karmasu II 9.9

9.9 O Dhanañjaya, all this work does not bind Me. I am ever unattached from these activities, seated as though neutral.

mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ sūyate sacarācaram I hetunānena kaunteya jagad viparivartate II 9.10

9.10 The material nature or prakṛti works under My direction, O Kaunteya, and creates all moving and unmoving beings through My energies. By its cause, this manifestation is created and annihilated again and again.

avajānanti māṁ mūḍhā mānuṣīṁ tanumāśritam I paraṁ bhāvam ajānanto mama bhūta-maheśvaram II 9.11

9.11 Fools deride Me when I descend in the human form. They do not know My transcendental nature as the Supreme Lord [maheśavara] of the entire creation.

moghāśā moghakarmāṇo moghajñānā vicetasaḥ I rākṣasīmāsurīṁ caiva prakṛtiṁ mohinīṁ śritāḥ II 9.12

9.12 Those who are thus deluded are demonic and atheistic. In their deluded condition, their hopes for liberation, their result oriented actions and their culture of knowledge become false and useless.

mahātmānastu māṁ pārtha daivīṁ prakṛtimāśritāḥ I bhajanty ananya-manaso jñātvā bhūtādim avyayam II 9.13

9.13 O Pārtha (son of Prithā), the great souls, who are not deluded, are under the protection of My Divine nature. They are fully devoted to Me with a single-pointed mind as they know Me as the origin of all creation, the unchangeable.

satataṁ kīrtayanto māṁ yatantaśca dṛḍhavratāḥ I namasyantaśca māṁ bhaktyā nityayuktā upāsate II 9.14

9.14 Always chanting My names and glories, fully striving with great determination, bowing down onto Me, these great devotees of firm resolve, perpetually worship Me with devotion.

jñānayajñena cāpyanye yajanto māmupāsate I ekatvena pṛthaktvena bahudhā viśvatomukham II 9.15

9.15 Some worship Me by acquiring and spreading wisdom of the Self [jñāna-yajña]. Others worship Me in My non-dual form in oneness, in My infinite form as many, and in My Universal form.

ahaṁ kraturahaṁ yajñaḥ svadhāham ahamauṣadham I mantro 'hamahamevājyaṁ aham agnir ahaṁ hutam II 9.16

pitāhamasya jagato mātā dhātā pitāmahaḥ I vedyaṁ pavitram oṁkāra ṛksāma yajureva ca II 9.17

gatirbhartā prabhuḥ sākṣī nivāsaḥ śaraṇaṁ suhṛt I prabhavaḥ pralayaḥ sthānaṁ nidhānaṁ bījamavyayam II I 9.18

tapāmy aham ahaṁ varṣaṁ nigṛhṇāmy utsṛjāmi ca I amṛtaṁ caiva mṛtyuśca sadasac cāham arjuna II 9.19

9.16, 17, 18, 19 I am the ritual, I am the sacrifice, I am the offering, I am the herb, I am the mantra, I am the clarified butter, I am the fire, and I am the oblation. I am the supporter of the universe, the father, the mother, and the grandfather. I am the object of knowledge, the sacred syllable "OM", and also the Ṛg, the Yajur, and the Sāma Vedas. I am the goal, the supporter, the Lord, the witness, the abode, the refuge, the friend, the origin, the dissolution, the foundation, the substratum, and the immutable seed. I give heat. I send, as well as withhold, the rain. I am immortality, as well as death. I am also both the Eternal and the temporal, O Arjuna.

traividyā māṁ somapāḥ pūtapāpā yajñairiṣṭvā svargatiṁ prārthayante I te puṇyam āsādya surendra-lokam aśnanti divyāndivi devabhogān II 9.20 Rājavidyā Rājaguhya Yogaḥ Ch 9 verses 185

9.20 Those who practice the vedic rituals and drink the soma juice worship Me indirectly seeking the heavenly pleasures. They go to heaven and enjoy sensual delights.

te taṁ bhuktvā svargalokaṁ viśālaṁ kṣīṇe puṇye martyalokaṁ viśanti I

evaṁ trayīdharmam anuprapannā gatāgataṁ kāmakāmā labhante II 9.21

9.21 Once they have thus enjoyed heavenly sense pleasure, they are reborn on this planet again. By practicing vedic rituals as result oriented actions, they are bound by the cycle of birth and death.

ananyāścintayanto māṁ ye janāḥ paryupāsate I teṣāṁ nityābhiyuktānāṁ yogakṣemaṁ vahāmy aham II 9.22

9.22 When you reside in My consciousness, always fixed in undivided remembrance, whatever you lack I give [yoga]. And whatever you have, I preserve [kṣema].

ye'pyanyadevatā bhaktā yajante śraddhayā'nvitāḥ I te'pi mām eva kaunteya yajanty avidhipūrvakam II 9.23

9.23 Even those who worship other deities, they too worship Me, O Kaunteya, but without true understanding.

ahaṁ hi sarvayajñānāṁ bhoktā ca prabhureva ca I na tu mām abhijānanti tattvenātaścyavanti te II 9.24

9.24 I am the only enjoyer [bhokta] and the only Lord [prabhu] of all sacrifices. Those who do not recognize My true transcendental nature are born again and again.

yānti devavratā devān pitṛān yānti pitṛ vratāḥ I bhūtāni yānti bhūtejyā yānti madyājino'pi mām II 9.25

9.25 Those who worship the deities will take birth among the deities; those who worship ghosts and spirits will take birth among such beings; those who worship ancestors go to the ancestors; those who worship Me will live with Me.

patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati I tad ahaṁ bhakty-upahṛtam aśnāmi prayatātmanaḥ II 9.26

9.26 Whoever offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, I will accept and consume what is offered by the pure-hearted.

yat karoṣi yad aśnāsi yaj juhoṣi dadāsi yat I yat tapasyasi kaunteya tat kuruṣva madarpaṇam II 9.27

9.27 O Kaunteya (son of Kuntī), all that you do, all that you eat, all that you offer and give away, as well as all austerities that you may perform, give them as an offering to Me.

śubhāśubha-phalair evaṁ mokṣyase karma-bandhanaiḥ I sannyāsa-yoga-yuktātmā vimukto māmupaiṣyasi II 9.28

9.28 You will be freed from all reactions to good and evil deeds by this renunciation, You will be liberated and come to Me.

samo'haṁ sarvabhūteṣu na me dveṣyo'sti na priyaḥ I ye bhajanti tu māṁ bhaktyā mayi te teṣu cā'pyaham II 9.29

9.29 I am equal to all beings. No one to Me is hateful or dear. But, whoever worships, offers enriching service onto Me in devotion, is in Me and I am also indeed in him.

api cet sudurācāro bhajate māmananyabhāk I sādhureva sa mantavyaḥ samyag vyavasito hi saḥ II 9.30

9.30 Even if the most sinful person engages himself in devotional service, He is to be considered saintly because he is properly situated in his determination.

kṣipraṁ bhavati dharmātmā śaśvacchāntiṁ nigacchati I kaunteya pratijānīhi na me bhaktaḥ praṇaśyati II 9.31

9.31 He quickly becomes righteous and attains lasting peace. O Kaunteya (son of Kuntī), declare it boldly that My devotee never perishes.

mām hi pārtha vyapāśritya ye'pi syuḥ pāpayonayaḥ I striyo vaiśyāstathā śūdrās te'pi yānti parāṁ gatim II 9.32 9.32 O Pārtha (son of Prithā), anyone who takes shelter in Me, women, traders, workers or even sinners can approach the Supreme destination.

kiṁ punar brāhmaṇāḥ puṇyā bhaktā rājarṣayas tathā I anityam asukhaṁ lokam imaṁ prāpya bhajasva mām II 9.33

9.33 How easier then it is for the learned, the righteous, the devotees and saintly kings who in this temporary miserable world engage in loving service unto Me.

manmanā bhava madbhakto madyājī māṁ namaskuru I māmevaiṣyasi yuktvaivam ātmānaṁ matparāyaṇaḥ II 9.34

9.34 Fix your mind on Me, be devoted to Me, worship Me, and bow down to Me. Thus, uniting yourself with Me by setting Me as the supreme goal and the sole refuge, you shall certainly come to Me.

iti śrīmad bhagavadgītāsūpaniṣatsu brahmavidyāyām yogaśāstre śrīkṛṣṇārjuna saṁvāde rājavidyā rājaguhyayogo nāma navamo'dhyāyaḥ II

In the Upaniṣad of Śrimad Bhagavad Gītā, the scripture of yoga dealing with Brahmavidyā Yogaśāstra, the science of Brahman, in the form of Śrī Kṛṣṇārjuna saṁvād, dialogue between Śrī Kṛṣṇa-Arjuna, this is ninth chapter named, Rājavidyā Rājaguhya Yogaḥ**,** ''The Yoga of Supreme Knowledge and Supreme Secret.'

We are now at the halfway mark of Bhagavad Gītā. Kṛṣṇa feels Arjuna's inner violence and conflict is clearing up and his individual Consciousness is opening to the space of completion. The Master is ready to take the dialogue to the next level. Now Kṛṣṇa reveals the greatest of all secrets—Rājavidyā Rājaguhya Yogaḥ, the secret about Himself.

Eternal, Easy And Joyfully Done (9.1-9.3)

Here Kṛṣṇa says, 'Because you are never envious of Me—pravakṣyāmy anasūyave, I will give you the ultimate secret—idaṁ tu te guhyatamaṁ (9.1).' Once we know this secret, then there is no difference between the Divine and us. He decides, 'I am giving you this secret because you have trust in me, you are never envious of Me—pravakṣyāmy anasūyave.'

Again and again I repeat, 'Whether you believe it or not, realize it or not, you are God. You are Divine. Here, Kṛṣṇa says, 'Because you never try to achieve My status, I am trying to give you My state**.'** First, state comes; then status follows.

RĀjavidyĀ, King of All Knowledge

Yoga means achieving. Kṣema means protecting. Both are miseries. Kṛṣṇa says that the miseries of having wealth and not having wealth, both miseries are caused by material existence that disappear by knowing this secret. This is the ultimate secret that needs to be understood. Knowledge of this secret liberates you.

He says, 'This knowledge is the king of all knowledge. The greatest secret of all secrets, it is the purest knowledge and because it gives direct perception of the Self by realization, it is the perfection of religion. It is everlasting and it is joyfully performed.'

See, spiritual path should have three characteristics. First, it should clearly describe the goal of life. Next, it should clearly give you the path to achieve the goal. Third, it should make you happy to travel in that path. The path itself should be joyful, blissful.

So here, Kṛṣṇa says, 'It is eternal—avyayam', meaning everlasting. He uses all the advertising terms! And it is joyfully performed—susukhaṁ kartum. It is easy. Kṛṣṇa declares, 'this king of secrets is the king of knowledge—rājavidyā rājaguhyaṁ (9.2).'

Kṛṣṇa says, 'I am not even God; I am something more than God. Whatever you think of as God rests in Me. All created beings rest in Me.' He declares, 'I am God.' Kṛṣṇa reveals the secret only to qualified people. These secrets can be told only to a person who is really integrated, really intimate, and who really desires to know.

Śraddha, Authentic Faith in Master

He says, 'I am going to tell a great truth. It is a secret that I am revealing to you.' Now He lets Arjuna know what kind of people can know the secret. He says people who do not have śraddha, faith in dharma or His teachings go back to the path of rebirth without Enlightenment, without attaining Him. Whenever an Enlightened Master speaks, every word he utters is Absolute Truth. So, you must have śraddha, faith in me to understand what I speak.

Kṛṣṇa talks about faith in dharma, His teaching. Human being has the power, the free will to follow dharma, to live with integrity, authenticity, responsibility, and enriching*.* He has free will to do or not do, to live or not live. When Kṛṣṇa says dharma, He means anything that leads us to a higher level of Consciousness.

Kṛṣṇa clearly says: if we do not have faith in dharma–aśraddadhānāḥ puruṣā dharmasyāsya, we go back to the cycle of birth and death, mṛtyu-saṁsāra-vartmani (9.3). So, Kṛṣṇa gives a technique. He says, 'Have śraddha, authentic faith in dharma and it will lead you to the Ultimate.'

All Rest In Me (9.4-9.8)

It is time to reveal the secrets.

Śrī Kṛṣṇa starts: 'By Me, in my formless form, this entire Universe is pervaded– jagad avyaktamūrtinā (9.4). All beings are in Me, but I am not in them.'

This is the Truth! The whole Universe is pure intelligence; not dead matter. It responds to our thoughts. The whole Universe–earth, air, oceans, rivers, fire, or the space, sun, moon–is intelligence.

**Kṛṣṇa declares, 'By My formless form, this entire Universe is pervaded. All beings are in Me—**mayā tatam idaṁ sarvaṁ jagad avyaktamūrtinā.' He speaks of Cosmic intelligence. Kṛṣṇa says, 'Understand that as the mighty wind blowing everywhere rests in the sky, all created beings rest in Me.'

Understand, ākāśa (space or ether) is energy. We do not know the power of ākāśa, because it does not directly create effects in our lives. Ākāśa is disturbed by our collective negative thoughts, collective poison. The collective energy of the Universe is Ākāśa. Because ether is so subtle, we cannot feel the happenings in it. The subtler it becomes, the more powerful and energetic it becomes.

Kṛṣṇa says, 'How the wind rests in the space, in the same way the Universe rests in Me, tathā sarvāṇi bhūtāni matsthānīty upadhāraya.' Don't think space is emptiness. It is energy. Just as the air rests in the space, our being, the whole Universe including our being, we all rest in the Divine. Kṛṣṇa says, 'All beings rest in Me, mat-sthānī.'

Kṛṣṇa is talking about the creation and destruction of the Universe. Only an Incarnation can make such bold statements because He speaks from experience.

In the first verse Kṛṣṇa says, 'The whole material manifestation enters into Him when the Universe is destroyed and He projects it again to create the Universe.' At the end of each age, a kalpa, the materially manifested Universe with all its creations merges back into Him. This whole Universe was created from ākāśa, ether and it goes back into ether again.

When Kṛṣṇa says, 'All material manifestation enters Me,' He means, it enters the Universal Consciousness. Everything we see and feel using our senses is part of the Universal Consciousness. This whole Universe is a manifestation or a projection of our own Self. Only an Enlightened being sees the real Truth, as it IS.

How To Be Unattached (9.9-9.12)

Kṛṣṇa says that He is not bound to this Universe. This is the reason, He says, that keeps Him unaffected when the Universe is created and when it is destroyed. The whole Universe is being born out of Him and it is getting destroyed. Even then He is not affected because He is not bound to the Universe. It is because He is a mere spectator.

When we understand this truth, we feel a great sense of liberation. You see, we become attached or bound to what we have. We think that all we have is ours.

Here Kṛṣṇa says He is neutral. He is in the space of complete Completion, the eternal Completion! Being neutral means being a spectator. When we become a spectator to our thoughts and emotions, we feel a great sense of liberation. All we have to do is break the shaft that we create between different unconnected thoughts and emotions. We have to 'Unclutch.' When we see thoughts like passing clouds in the sky, we stop associating ourselves with them. We are no longer controlled by them.

Kṛṣṇa says that although He is a mere spectator, everything happens under His supervision. Here He shows His authority. He says the material world is created and annihilated according to His will through the power of prakṛti, Nature and the energy of māyā, Illusion.

Power of Our Inner Self

Kṛṣṇa says, 'I am the Supreme power. The material nature of prakṛti works under My direction—mayā adhyakṣena prakṛtiḥ sūyate sa-carācaram (9.10).' Everything happens under His supervision. Whatever happens is a drama of creation and annihilation. Kṛṣṇa, the director of this cosmic drama, stands unmoved as a spectator.

This truth is reflected within us, too. We create and destroy ourselves. Everything, our happiness, our pains, our fantasies, our sorrows, our relationships are created by us. If we see from a higher level, we influence the whole Universe. Kṛṣṇa shows how powerful we are, how powerful our inner Self is. We create everything that we see, feel and hear. That is the power of our inner Self.

Fools Deride an Incarnation

Next, Kṛṣṇa says, 'Fools deride Me when I descend in the human form–vajānanti māṁ ṁūḍhā mānuṣiṁ tanum āśritam. They do not know My ultimate nature, eternal nature, as the Supreme Lord of all that is– mama bhūta maheśvaram (9.11)'

Here Kṛṣṇa uses a strong word: 'Fools, ṁūḍhā'. He gives a jolt to the ego. Incarnations, Enlightened Masters don't edit their words. They speak the Truth as it is. When an Incarnation lives in His body, people do not accept Him, and some even abuse Him. People stay away from the Living Master. And, when the Master is no longer in the body, people visit his final resting place, offer flowers, and do all kinds of things. Kṛṣṇa does not ask us to follow His form; He asks us to follow His energy.

Meeting an Enlightened Master is the best happening that can happen to us. Now it is up to us to enrich ourselves with Enlightenment or miss it. Kṛṣṇa tells everyone: if you miss an Enlightened Master, you are a fool.

Worship Me In Any Form But With Devotion (9.13-9.15)

Kṛṣṇa speaks about bhakti or devotion. Devotion can be one of the most powerful ways to reach God. All great devotees of Kṛṣṇa and Rāma showed complete gratitude and love. When devotion reaches that state, they reach the Ultimate Consciousness.

Now, He talks about the path of jñāna, knowledge. Mere accumulation of knowledge only increases ego. It does not give Enlightenment. There are many different ways people worship the Divine. He gives options among the different paths; satatam kīrtayanto mām (9.14)*—*worshipping through singing the glories of the Lord or jñāna-yajñena cāpy anye yajanto mām upāsate (9.15)—cultivation of knowledge and offering everything at the feet of God. Actually, all paths are one and the same.

I Am Immortality And Death (9.16-9.19)

Kṛṣṇa says in specific terms what He is. He is the creation of the act, the actor and the action. He tells Arjuna that everything we do, see, feel, everything we know is because of Him. He is the seed of everything. Everything that we see is Parāśakti or Universal energy. This is Kṛṣṇa's message here.

We are all Brahman; we are all Divine. Divine energy fills and overflows everywhere. This is what Kṛṣṇa says in these verses. When we worship some idol or form, we actually worship the formless energy behind that idol. Universal Energy is everywhere, in everything; and is within us also. Only the form in which everything exists is different. When I say everything, I mean everything is Kṛṣṇa, everything is Brahman.

Reside In Me, I Give And Preserve (9.20-9.24)

Now, please come to the space of listening.

The next verse is the main core that reveals the secret of secrets. Kṛṣṇa tells Arjuna and all of us:

'Those who always worship Me, those who always reside in Me, those who have ananyāś cintayanto—means the non-dual mood, the space of Advaita, means those who have become Me, those who have experienced and who reside in Eternal Consciousness—to them, I carry what they lack and I preserve what they have. I personally take care of them.'

No other Incarnation has revealed this Truth so clearly. He says, 'If you reside in Eternal Consciousness, I take care of you in all ways.'

Yoga and kṣema: I give them whatever they want spiritually and materially and I take care that it stays with them. This is a beautiful statement, an assurance, a promise.

Kṛṣṇa gives a promise, 'If you reside in My consciousness, whatever you lack will be given and whatever you have will be preserved.' He says we will have everything and nothing will be lost. It is difficult to believe!

Please listen. Existence responds to our thoughts. We are part of this whole Existence. If we think we are alone, we will continuously fight with Existence. The part can never see the whole as enemy. Only a person who understands that the Whole is his own being, realizes tremendous relaxation and bliss.

Kṛṣṇa says beautifully:

'When you reside in My Consciousness, whatever you lack, I give and whatever you have, I preserve.'

ananyāś cintayanto mām ye janāḥ paryupāsate I teṣāṁ nityābhiyuktānāṁ yogakṣemaṁ vahāmyahaṁ II 9.22

The moment we bring integrity into our thinking and complete with all our incomplete thoughts, and our inner space changes into the space of completion, automatically we attract good things. When you create the space of completion in you, so much of unimaginable, auspicious things happen that are incomprehensible. Just start experimenting with creating the space of completion. I declare from my own authority, this verse is the solid truth. This is a promise by the Divine. Nine years I lived in utter insecurity. I know Kṛṣṇa still proves His words—yogakṣemaṁ vahaṁyahaṁ, He does!

Trust that your Consciousness is connected to the Universe. Continuously, the Universe cares for you. The Divine waits for you. It responds to your thoughts. Your consciousness, your inner space has the quality to create miracles in your lives. When we reside in eternal consciousness, we automatically attract the power to cause our reality. When we understand, that the whole Universe is pervaded by the Existential energy of Viṣṇu, we attract Lakṣmi, Viṣṇu's Consort who represents wealth!

When we take care of our inner space, automatically, the outer space showers on us. We become a blessing for Earth and it blesses us by showering on us. Existence responds to our inner bliss and blesses us. Never think that Existence is mere matters; not alive. It is live Intelligence. Understand this secret. Once we decide to lead a spiritual life, all our worldly things are taken care of by the Divine. It responds to whatever we need and it takes care of whatever we have.

From experience I tell you, we never perish. We continue to exist, in some form, somewhere. Even if we become enlightened, we become a pure conscious energy. We will be there, everywhere. We never die when we understand that Existence is intelligence.

In Simplicity Lies Greatness (9.25-9.28)

Kṛṣṇa says next: 'If one offers Me with love and devotion, a leaf, flower, fruit or water, I will accept it. (9.26)' He says, 'The Existence, the Divine is so alive that It responds to even simple things.'

Listen, He doesn't say, I accept only big things. He says, even simple things, I accept. The greatness of the Divine is that He is simple. To be big, you don't need intelligence. Simplicity is the great quality of the Divine. He says, 'Just a leaf, a flower, a fruit, a little water... simple things are enough. I accept it. I am pleased. I respond to it.'

First thing Kṛṣṇa reveals is: He proves that the whole Cosmic energy, the whole Universe is intelligence. Next, the moment we understand it is intelligence, we relax from all tension, worry, fear and insecurity. He makes us understand that He is next to us and we can relate with Him easily.

See, as long as we think the world is material, matter, we feel like protecting ourselves from it. We fight with the Whole. That is why we feel deeply uprooted. The moment we understand we are part of the Whole, the Whole is the intelligence that responds to our thoughts, to our being, we relax into Enlightenment, we enter Divine Consciousness.

Next, He says, 'When you drop yourself into the Eternal Consciousness, I take care of your yoga and kṣema. I take care of whatever you lack. I will supply what you lack and preserve what you have.'

Kṛṣṇa asks Arjuna to surrender everything to Him. I tell you, surrendering to an Enlightened Master, an Incarnation, the Universal energy is the easiest way to become enlightened. If we can surrender every action to the Supreme Self, we experience a great liberation. By letting go, by surrendering to the Existential energy, we will be completely free. All our burdens will be gone.

My Devotee Never Perishes (9.29-9.34)

Now Kṛṣṇa says, 'If one is engaged in devotional service, then even

if he commits the most abominable actions, he is saintly. He quickly becomes eternal and attains Eternal consciousness. He goes on to say that His devotee never perishes. He says, 'Not only I am declaring to you, you declare to the whole world boldy that My devotee never perishes, *na me bhaktaḥ praṇaśyati (*9.31).'

Understand that Existence is intelligence. You will never perish, you will never die because you will be in Existence in some form. When we understand the whole Cosmic energy is intelligence, our whole life will be blessed with what we want. Whatever we lack will be supplied and whatever we have will be preserved.

Consciously decide, 'From today I will live in the space of completion, blissfully, in utterly relaxed consciousness.' I promise you will attract Lakṣmī (goddess of wealth). You will create much more than a goldsmith. When we really, intensely understand this truth—the whole Universe is energy, the whole Existence is energy, yoga (success) and kṣema (protection) happen in our life.

When we understand this truth, not only in this world, wherever we go, we are protected. We relax into the Consciousness that Existence continuously protects us, takes care of us.

This chapter reveals this single secret, that is—the Cosmic energy, the whole Universe is intelligence. It responds to our thoughts and our very Consciousness.

When devotion matures, Consciousness flowers. Devotion is not simply offering worship daily to Kṛṣṇa's photo. When one is a true devotee of Kṛṣṇa, he becomes Kṛṣṇa. He experiences Kṛṣṇa consciousness, where no good, bad, evil or virtue exists.

Devotion, knowledge and wisdom appear to be different when they are not ripe. When they mature, they become the same. One experiences true wisdom at the peak of devotion or peak of knowledge.

Irrespective of caste, a person who has faith and devotion to Him can attain Him. Even if a person does not lead the life of a brāhmaṇa, he can reach and experience the ultimate Consciousness.

Always Think Of Me

In the last verse, Kṛṣṇa says, 'Engage your mind, always thinking of Me, man-manā bhava mad-bhakto (9.34).' The whole Universe is Intelligence and It responds to our thoughts. So, we must be integrated to what we think.

Listen, the commitment you make to others is Word, the commitment you make to yourself is Thought. See, our inner space reflects the outer incidents. The entire Universe responds beautifully to each and every thought. That is why it is so important to keep our inner space cleansed and complete. Listen! Take the words you utter in your inner space very seriously. The most powerful being in your life is telling you, 'tathāstu (so be it)!' YOU! He is sitting inside you as the antaryāmi (inner being) and saying 'tathāstu!' to whatever you utter.

When Kṛṣṇa says, 'Engage your mind in always thinking of Me,' He speaks about cleansing the inner space. When our mind is engaged in thinking of the Divine, we become Divine. The moment we understand this, we relax into eternal bliss. The moment we relax into eternal bliss, the Divine takes care of us. Whatever we lack is brought to us and whatever we have is preserved for us. Naturally, we will experience, enjoy and enrich both the inner space and the outer space. This is the ultimate secret that Kṛṣṇa reveals to Arjuna.

Let us pray to the Parabrahma Kṛṣṇa, the Divine consciousness, the Cosmic intelligence to make us understand this rājavidyā rājaguhya, the secret of all secrets and experience the outer space and the inner space with eternal bliss, Nityānanda.